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Replying to: jeffyscott (Feb 13, 2009 11:26 am) Yes, I'm 99% sure. This page tells you that the mfr does not test every vehicle but the EPA does. The page you posted is therefore telling us that the mfr does submit what tests they do perform and the EPA still tests them too only verifying 10-15% of them which means they do not verify the other 85-90% of them and just posts their own results on their site and on the window stickers. It doesn't say anywhere on their site why they do the verification. My guess is that they do it to police the mfrs testing methods and results. For example, Ford's initial FE release on the Fusion Hybrid stated something like 38 or 39 MPG city. The EPA says 41 MPG city and that's what will be on the window stickers. I could be misinterpreting this so any insight is welcome. 
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Replying to: berri (Feb 13, 2009 5:58 pm) Not to mention the huge interior improvements. The Taurus interior is now darn near that of its sister the Lincoln MKS. Then there's the Taurus SHO which will use a more powerful version of the EB 3.5L TT that will go in other Ford and Lincoln vehicles. I just saw both, Fusion Hybrid and Sport and Taurus Limited, in person at the Pittsburgh Auto Show yesterday and both were pretty impressive. The Taurus blew me away. Pictures don't do it justice. Unfortunately the Fusion Sport and Taurus Limited were on turntables so it was hard to get a great look at them. The FFH was on the floor, but locked, and it looked great inside and out. I'd buy either one but the Flex won my heart that night.  Young people were admiring the Taurus though and I heard many positive comments on it. Maybe Ford is on to something here? |
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As a car buff for 30+ years, along with surfing this wonderful internet. I am going to make a bold prediction. Ford will regain its #2 spot for U.S. sales in 5 years. Taurus, Fusion, F series, to name a few vehicles are really turning heads in this industry. Ford is listening to the consumer and is giving consumers what they want. The soon to be released Fiesta, and the 2010 Focus are also going to be big winners for Ford here in the U.S. Ford is still small enough to turn its ship around and become profitable and a potent car manufacture.
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Replying to: coldcranker (Feb 13, 2009 10:05 am)
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Replying to: xmech (Feb 15, 2009 8:29 pm)  Just read the edmunds review on the 2010 Fusion, and according to them, it now has poor steering feel thanks to electic power steering... They just HAD to screw something up, didn't they? How many MPG do you lose for hydraulic steering? (The reason I think they went with electric.) I guess you could shell out the extra $7k for the Sport version, then forget the MPG. If it's as bad as the Sonata, you might as well be playing a video game. Heck, I wonder if I could switch the steering wheel out for a force-feedback video game one, it would be an improvement over those things. Hopefully it won't be too bad, or my search will have to continue. |
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Replying to: xmech (Feb 17, 2009 9:22 am) Similarly on the autocross course, the Camry proved to be an understeering slug that was extremely reluctant to change direction. Turning the steering wheel was like using an old video game wheel with no force feedback. The effort was overly light and the angle seemed to have little relationship to where the car was going. One other steering problem the Camry exhibited was a tendency to run out of steering assist during the slalom where the sequence of left-right steering inputs demanded more than the power steering pump could supply. The electric power steering on the Fusion exhibited no such issues.
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Replying to: akirby (Feb 17, 2009 9:31 am)
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